Console Commands can be used to change options or setup
during game or from the game menu. It enables you to make changes that are
not visible in the game menu. To access the console, use the tilde (~)
key. In order for a command to execute, it must be preceded by a forward
slash (/). For Example:

/cg_autoswitch 1

Console Commands are often used to optimize
performance and frames per second (FPS) during gameplay. Higher FPS
results in heightened performance. In other words, everything will be
faster giving you an advantage over players with lower FPS. Remember,
however, that only a server administrator may use console commands to
change settings on a server.

Following is a list of console
commands for Quake 3 Arena. These commands directly affect your game
settings and therefore, if used incorrectly may cause problems. So, use
them at your own risk.

1 = enable

0 = disable

cg_autoswitch "1"

Auto-switch
Weapons (Out of Ammo)

cg_drawCrosshairNames "1"

show target name

cg_drawCrosshair "1"

show crosshair

cg_drawKiller "1"

show stats of the last to kill you

cg_drawAmmoWarning "1"

show low ammo
warning

cg_drawTimer "1"

Time remaining, if
timelimit is set

cg_drawStatus "1"

show HUD (health, ammo, armor, etc)

cg_drawFPS "1"

show Frames Per Second

cg_gibs "1"

Gore (on/off)

cg_gun "1"

show weapon

cg_lagometer "1"

show Lag-O-Meter

cg_shadows "1"

show player shadow (the discs, not stencil buffered)

cg_marks "1"

show
damage marks (bullet holes, etc)

cg_simpleitems "1"

show simple items

cg_thirdperson "1"

Third person view

cg_thirdPersonRange "40"

distance from view to model in third person view

cg_thirdPersonAngle "0"

view angle in third person view

cl_run "1"

Always run

cl_debugMove

???

cl_nodelta

???

cl_mouseAccel

set mouse speed

cl_showmouserate

show the mouse
rate of movement

cl_avidemo

make an .avi demo

cl_shownet

???

cl_motd

Message of the day

cl_noprint

???

cl_shutdown

shutdown game

cm_playerCurveClip "1"

Move through
curved world geometry

crosshairhealth "1"

Show health by crosshair

crosshairsize "24"

Crosshair Size

fov "90"

Field of View/Vision

freelook "1"

mouselook

handicap "100"

set player handicap

lookspring "1"

"spring" back to
center when mouse look is turned off.

name "Inanity""

change player name

m_side "0.8"

???

m_forward "1"

when you walk/run

m_yaw "0.022"

controls x-axis
speed

m_pitch "0.022"

controls y-axis
speed

sensitivity "5"

mouse sensitivity

snd "visor"

set sound scheme

model "visor/blue"

change model

team "..."

change team; s=spectate , free=join
game, blue or ed (for teamplay)

zoomfov "22.5"

+zoom, the fov
zoomed to

System

condump "x"

write console to text file"x"

con_notifytime

???

scr_conspeed

console scroll speed

snd_restart

restart sound

bindlist

list binds

unbind

unbinds a key

bind

binds a key

win_noalttab "0"

Disable alt-tab to
windows

game

Set the game (for
mods, etc...)

version

Show current version

disconnect

disconnect from server

cinematic

play Q3 movie

demo
"name"

play demo

record

record demo

userinfo

lists user
settings

viewsize

changes view port
size

password

sets password

configstrings

lists the current
arena's config string

rconAddress ""

???

rcon_password ""

password for rcon

Visuals

cm_playerCurveClip "1"

allows you to walk
through any curved world geometry... (for debuging, not play)